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Findings indicate the benefit of using early autism developmental surveillance from infancy to the preschool period rather than one-time screening.

There was a more than 40% leap in incidence after the USPSTF recommended against routine screening in healthy men.

New study from Germany estimates the potential costs involved in blood tests for type 1 diabetes in early childhood, but thats only one part of a complex equation.

Tuberculosis is the second-leading cause of infectious-disease death worldwide, and roughly 70% of TB cases occur in people born outside the US.

Many individuals who are eligible for lung cancer screening have limited or no access to a facility that conducts such screening, not only in rural areas, but also in urban areas.

In its final decision, CMS has expanded criteria for lung cancer screening by lowering the age at initiation and reducing the smoking history requirement.

An outreach effort in Rhode Island boosted rates of colonoscopy well above the national benchmark.

Sending adults an electronic notification prior to mailing a fecal immunochemical test improves rates of test completion.

In a White House speech, President Joe Biden announced that the cancer moonshot program, which he spearheaded during the Obama administration, is getting ready for another takeoff.

The proportion of US women without up-to-date cervical cancer screenings based on guidelines from the USPSTF appears to be rising, according to a new study.